Pen pal Roger Lard 3-18-11

Douglas LeeMar 18, 2011 7:33 AM

Happy Friday, Broncos fans! Roger Goodell has crafted another letter; this time it went to the players individually. It lays out the offer the owners presented last Friday; naturally, it's just another PR move to rile up the fans. In response, Seahawks lineman Chester Pitts is apparently reporting the commish to his email provider for spam. Whatever. It's March, we're six months away from the start of the season, and there's great hoops on all day. Enjoy!

Broncos

It didn't help their cause, but John Fox hustled back to Denver to catch Wofford's game against Jimmer & Company; plus, Fox was interviewed briefly by a frightful looking Leslie Visser.

Mike Rice thinks the Broncos must go front 7 if they stay at #2 rather than go for a DB, and perhaps should take a WR at some point.

Williamson thinks Elvis Dumervil is the Broncos' best draft choice of the last five years; I'll go with Ryan Clady. He calls Alphonso Smith their worst, just "beating" Jarvis Moss; I'll flip those two. What do you think?

Mockery

Greg Gabriel provides an excellent, detailed comparison of Nick Fairley and Marcell Dareus; he says Fairley is the more explosive and dominant player, but Dareus is more consistent and disciplined. Gabriel writes that as time goes on and he hears more about Fairley's character (maturity, mental toughness), he is leaning more and more towards Dareus despite Fairley's higher upside.

Dwayne Bowe, Wes Welker among those not getting new contracts; Revis and Reed may hold out; Chargers letting fans decide who their next HOFer is

Was thinking about starting a project called &#8220Roger and Me&#8221 but realized that&#8217s been done already&#8230

Posted by Piper A R on 2011-03-18 20:08:44

Re: Woody&#8230 What in the blue bloody hell does Brandon Marshall leading the league in drops (which I love&#8230.yes, I&#8217m petty) have to do with the Broncos&#8217 # 2 pick? Seriously, how in the world did he tell himself it was okay to work that line in that answer. I&#8217ve read it like 12 times, trying to find any kind of segue or logical transition, and I am more lost than normal by old &#8216row&#8230

Posted by ncm42 on 2011-03-18 16:57:32

If it was one year later, then there would be no question that Maurice Clarett (2005 3rd rounder) would be the Broncos worst draft choice of last 5 years, or any span.

As far as Dareus vs Fairley, Gabriel&#8217s analysis is great and useful, but the conclusion isn&#8217t really anything earth shattering. Many of us here have reached that for awhile&#8212Fairley has enormous explosive potential but some major red flags, Dareus is the far safer choice without quite the same huge upside (or downside). I do wonder how Fairley&#8217s private interview, etc, went with the Broncos, how they came away from that&#8230

Posted by underdog on 2011-03-18 15:21:01

&#8220Williamson thinks Elvis Dumervil is the Broncos&#8217 best draft choice of the last five years; I&#8217ll go with Ryan Clady.&#8221

If it&#8217s straight up best player to the longterm value of the team, I&#8217d agree it&#8217s Clady. If it&#8217s a price to value pick, Doom. You never know with Williamson, that dude is terrible.

Posted by jvill on 2011-03-18 14:26:05

Does the Commish think he can actually sway the players to his position? I mean they are too busy comparing themselves to slaves to try to listen to a spam letter from a lawyer (allll sarcasm).

Florida&#8217s population probably grew because there is no state income tax here, which now that I have a real job I enjoy the bigger paycheck!

And Jarvis Moss was worse. Mostly because he was around for years and there were always stories how he had just turned the corner only for him to come and dash those hopes to the floor and crush your dreams.